LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corn Board Manufacturing, Inc. is proud to announce a strategic alliance with Huntington Industries to produce its ZeaHome™ line of upholstered furniture. Through this partnership, Huntington Industries, a leader in environmentally responsible furniture manufacturing processes, will become the exclusive user of CornBoard™ in the manufacture of upholstered furniture. Made from corn stover, a by-product of harvested U.S. corn, CornBoard™ is a renewable wood replacement with many of the same properties of processed plywood.
The ZeaHome™ collection of upholstered furniture will be manufactured using CornBoard™ along with other components which preserve the earth’s resources including: bio-soybean based foam, padding made of fiber from recycled plastic bottles, springs which incorporate recycled steel and fabric whose dyes are produced from non-petrochemicals. ZeaHome™ will be offered by Corn Board Manufacturing, Inc. and will expand to include outdoor furniture made from 100 percent CornBoard™.
“Adding CornBoard™ to our list of renewable, environmentally responsible manufacturing components is a big step toward advancing our mission of providing well-made, comfortable furniture while preserving the earth’s resources,” states Hayden Hiatt, VP of Business Development at Huntington Industries. “We are very excited to have found a likeminded partner in Lane Segerstrom at Corn Board Manufacturing, Inc.”
Huntington Industries will also make CornBoard™ pallets the preferred shipping pallet for all of its suppliers and customers. The use of CornBoard™ pallets for shipping is yet another major step to reduce the dependence on less renewable materials in the supply chain.
“We are very excited to be working with Huntington Industries, pioneers in the home furnishing market, with their mission of preserving the earth’s resources while producing quality furniture,” says Lane Segerstrom, founder and CEO of Corn Board Manufacturing, Inc.
About Huntington Industries
Huntington Industries has succeeded in changing the environmental picture of furniture manufacturing by incorporating renewable materials into every piece of furniture. The use of CornBoard™ wood alternative, bio-soybean based foam cushions, mold and mildew resistant padding made of fiber from recycled plastic bottles, springs which utilize up to 80 percent recycled steel and fabrics made with dyes produced from non-petrochemical products all help to lower their ecological footprint and make consumers feel good about their home furnishings.
At their 100,000 square foot production facility located in Southern California, Huntington Industries produces quality furniture that provides peace of mind. Produced exclusively in the USA with all products sourced in the USA, Huntington Industries maintains complete control over the quality and content of its product. By keeping all production in the US, Huntington proudly provides jobs to hard working US citizens.
Huntington Industries is committed to providing customers with comfortable, well-made, affordable furniture. Huntington Industries believes what goes into the production of a sofa, chair or loveseat, makes all the difference in the world.
About CornBoard™
CornBoard™ is produced by Corn Board Manufacturing, Inc. (CBMI). CBMI utilizes an exclusive patented process licensed from the University of Illinois to turn corn stover biomass that is left in the field after corn is harvested into CornBoard™. CornBoard™ is a wood replacement material that has thousands of potential uses in consumer and industrial products.
CBMI is committed to being an environmentally responsible company that provides jobs and opportunities throughout rural America through the production of CornBoard™.